Loop an audio file

You can use looped audio to play music or a

message repeatedly in your presentations. Looped

audio is repeated from beginning to end until it is

interrupted. Looped audio can be particularly

useful in presentations where you display a slide

indefinitely. For example, if you plan to display a

slide during a break in a conference, you may want

to play music or an instructional message for the

duration of the break. Adding a looped audio file to

the slide will allow you to walk away from the

presentation assured that the audio will continue

to play until you are ready to begin again.

You can also use looped audio to lengthen a short

sound effect, such as a drum roll. You can have the

audio loop for as long as you need it to play, then

interrupt it by clicking the slide.

You can set up an audio file to loop after you have

inserted it, as described in Task #53. In the current

task, you will learn how to insert and loop a sound

clip from the Clip Organizer.

1 Display the slide into which you

want to insert the sound clip.

2 Click the Insert tab.

3 Click the bottom half of the

Sound split button.

4 Click Sound from Clip Organizer.

Note: If you see a dialog box

asking whether you want to

include clips from Microsoft Office

Online, click Yes.

The Clip Art pane appears.

5 Click the sound clip you want to

insert.

PowerPoint asks you

how you want the

sound to start.

6 Click When Clicked.

* If you prefer that the

sound start as soon as

you display the slide,

click Automatically,

instead.

* PowerPoint inserts the sound icon.

7 Click and drag the sound icon to position

it where you want in your slide.

8 Click Options.

9 Click Loop Until Stopped ( changes

to ).

The looped audio is set to play in your

presentation.

Preview It!

If you are not sure which sound clip to

use, PowerPoint enables you to preview

any clip before inserting it. In the Clip

Art pane, right-click a clip and then click

Preview/Properties. PowerPoint displays

the Preview/Properties dialog box and

plays the sound clip. Click Play to hear

the clip again. Click Close when you are

done.

Caution!

If you think your sound clip will loop

many times, make sure you pick a clip

that will not become tiresome or

annoying after awhile. Also, make sure

the sounds at the beginning and the

end of the clip are relatively

harmonious. This ensures that the

transition from one loop to another is

not too jarring.